Purpose: To offer worshipers an opportunity to practice the discipline of forgiveness - by learning to bless those they have grudges against.
Materials Needed:

• Fine washable markers.
• Medium-sized smooth aquarium stones (or other polished rocks).
• A Basin to hold water.
• A poster of Matthew 5:43-48 printed for easy reading.

• Present the poster so it is easily readable by participants.
• Set up the basin (decorated or covered to blend in as much as possible).
• Fill the basin with water.
• Arrange the stones around the "well," along with the markers.

• Have particpants come and spend time mediating on the Matthew 5 passage.  As they meditate, have them ponder who some of the people they consider "enemies" are.
• When a name (or "names") pop into their head, have participants pick up a stone and use one of the markers to print the person's initials on the stone.
• While holding the stone in their hand, have participants say a "prayer of blessing" for the person initialled on the stone.
• After the prayer, encourage particpants to drop the stone in the well, and allow God to wash away the grudge we hold as the water cleans the rock (note: it's very important to mak sure the markers are washable!).
• If the participant is able to set in motion the blessing for the person they prayed for, encourage them to do so.
  

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